House magazine for the associates of Gopast. This is the Eleventh quarterly issue. Inscriptions made on stone seldom fade, this is the core of the tag line of this magazine. Truth Stays Forever. This magazine will be of interest for people engaged in the financial services industry
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership by Dr. Yasmin DaviddsYasmin Davidds
1) Discovering your authentic leadership requires understanding your life story and using difficult experiences to find meaning and purpose.
2) Interviewing over 125 leaders, researchers found that authentic leaders developed from their life stories, not universal traits. They used challenges to inspire others.
3) Knowing your authentic self involves examining your experiences through feedback to understand blind spots and how others see you, in order to lead effectively.
Madeline Miller is an American writer known for her bestselling novels that retell ancient myths from new perspectives. Her first two books were The Song of Achilles, which told the story of Achilles' lover Patroclus, and Circe, which portrayed the witch Circe as a heroic figure. Miller's next book will focus on minor characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest. While her writing process is slow, taking her over a decade to write each novel, Miller aims to give voice to unlikely protagonists and explore themes like feminism, family dynamics, and the experiences of motherhood.
The document summarizes an interview with author Madeline Miller about her writing career and upcoming third novel. It discusses how her first two novels retold stories from Homer focusing on minor characters like Achilles' lover Patroclus and the witch Circe. Her third novel will similarly take minor characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and tell the story from their perspective. Miller is known for her slow writing process, taking 17 years to write her first two books, so fans shouldn't expect her new work soon. She enjoys imagining stories from other characters' points of view and exploring family dynamics in her novels.
Reinvent yourself - Self help book by Yameen ud Din Ahmed || Australian Islam...Muhammad Nabeel Musharraf
The document discusses reinventing oneself by living a vision-oriented and purpose-driven life. It begins by explaining that most people live by default according to social and personal forces rather than consciously choosing their own path. It encourages the reader to understand themselves by clarifying their vision and purpose for life. Developing a clear vision provides benefits like increased confidence, energy, and sense of direction to make fulfilling decisions.
1. The document discusses the concept of "hyperaesthetic tension", which is the constant worry about one's appearance in modern society due to emphasis on youth, beauty, and success.
2. It notes how every body part can be subjected to various beauty treatments and procedures by industries and professionals focused on aesthetics and appearance enhancement.
3. The medical field has also contributed to this focus on beauty, with specialties like cosmetic surgery emerging to modify and "beautify" various aspects of the body.
My aim in life essay creativesavantz.comscholar333
The document provides 8 essays on the topic of "My Aim in Life". The essays discuss various career goals and life aims, including becoming a doctor, teacher, lawyer, engineer, scientist, and businessman/businesswoman. Each essay is 3-5 paragraphs exploring the individual's reasons for pursuing that career or aim, the necessary skills and education required, and their motivation and vision for that path.
Tina Woodley was born in St. Kitts and grew up in St. Eustatuis, later living in Holland, Austria and Germany before settling on Bonaire. She has a career in sports and personal training and wants to share her fitness and nutrition secrets, especially for women over 40, to maintain a youthful and vibrant look through a healthy lifestyle. Her book, Every Day a Day Younger, provides principles for holistic wellness of body, mind and spirit to feel and look younger than one's age.
House magazine for the associates of Gopast. This is the Eleventh quarterly issue. Inscriptions made on stone seldom fade, this is the core of the tag line of this magazine. Truth Stays Forever. This magazine will be of interest for people engaged in the financial services industry
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership by Dr. Yasmin DaviddsYasmin Davidds
1) Discovering your authentic leadership requires understanding your life story and using difficult experiences to find meaning and purpose.
2) Interviewing over 125 leaders, researchers found that authentic leaders developed from their life stories, not universal traits. They used challenges to inspire others.
3) Knowing your authentic self involves examining your experiences through feedback to understand blind spots and how others see you, in order to lead effectively.
Madeline Miller is an American writer known for her bestselling novels that retell ancient myths from new perspectives. Her first two books were The Song of Achilles, which told the story of Achilles' lover Patroclus, and Circe, which portrayed the witch Circe as a heroic figure. Miller's next book will focus on minor characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest. While her writing process is slow, taking her over a decade to write each novel, Miller aims to give voice to unlikely protagonists and explore themes like feminism, family dynamics, and the experiences of motherhood.
The document summarizes an interview with author Madeline Miller about her writing career and upcoming third novel. It discusses how her first two novels retold stories from Homer focusing on minor characters like Achilles' lover Patroclus and the witch Circe. Her third novel will similarly take minor characters from Shakespeare's The Tempest and tell the story from their perspective. Miller is known for her slow writing process, taking 17 years to write her first two books, so fans shouldn't expect her new work soon. She enjoys imagining stories from other characters' points of view and exploring family dynamics in her novels.
Reinvent yourself - Self help book by Yameen ud Din Ahmed || Australian Islam...Muhammad Nabeel Musharraf
The document discusses reinventing oneself by living a vision-oriented and purpose-driven life. It begins by explaining that most people live by default according to social and personal forces rather than consciously choosing their own path. It encourages the reader to understand themselves by clarifying their vision and purpose for life. Developing a clear vision provides benefits like increased confidence, energy, and sense of direction to make fulfilling decisions.
1. The document discusses the concept of "hyperaesthetic tension", which is the constant worry about one's appearance in modern society due to emphasis on youth, beauty, and success.
2. It notes how every body part can be subjected to various beauty treatments and procedures by industries and professionals focused on aesthetics and appearance enhancement.
3. The medical field has also contributed to this focus on beauty, with specialties like cosmetic surgery emerging to modify and "beautify" various aspects of the body.
My aim in life essay creativesavantz.comscholar333
The document provides 8 essays on the topic of "My Aim in Life". The essays discuss various career goals and life aims, including becoming a doctor, teacher, lawyer, engineer, scientist, and businessman/businesswoman. Each essay is 3-5 paragraphs exploring the individual's reasons for pursuing that career or aim, the necessary skills and education required, and their motivation and vision for that path.
Tina Woodley was born in St. Kitts and grew up in St. Eustatuis, later living in Holland, Austria and Germany before settling on Bonaire. She has a career in sports and personal training and wants to share her fitness and nutrition secrets, especially for women over 40, to maintain a youthful and vibrant look through a healthy lifestyle. Her book, Every Day a Day Younger, provides principles for holistic wellness of body, mind and spirit to feel and look younger than one's age.
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Tina Woodley wrote this book to share her insights on maintaining health and a youthful appearance. She discusses how traveling the world as an athlete introduced her to new cultures and perspectives, helping her stay open-minded. Living in multiple countries also redefined her concept of "home" to be where she feels well rather than where she was born. She believes discovering confidence from within, rather than from external factors like appearance, is key to aging gracefully. An open mind, strong sense of self, and fulfilling inner life can help women feel youthful at any age.
Goals
Leaders are ordinary people who accept or are placed under extraordinary circumstances that bring forth their latent potential, producing character that inspires the confidence and trust of others. Our world today is in desperate need of such individuals.
In his renowned play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare wrote, “There is a tide in the affairs of men.” With these words, he was expressing his observation that the waves of history have an influence on our lives. It’s as if we as individuals and nations are caught up in a tide of providential events. There have been eras in the history of the world in which multiple tide-like influences have impacted our civilizations and cultures at nearly the same time. These historical incidents are known as “crossroads of history.” I would suggest that we are now at a confluence of historic tides.
The twentieth century saw perhaps more distressing developments than any previous century, including devastating wars, monstrous new weapons, countless natural disasters, and fatal diseases. It was also possibly the most unpredictable, politically interesting, and revolutionary of any century in history. In the last several decades, a relatively short span of time, the world has experienced many remarkable changes in the realms of science, technology, medicine, and space exploration, as well as hundreds of other so-called advancements. We must agree that our generation lives in a swirling tide of events, dreams, promises, threats, and changing ideas about the present and the future. The conditions of our world press the present generation to ask anew, “Why am I here? What is the purpose of life? Why are life and reality the way they are?”
Happy International Women’s Day 2019!
This year's theme is #BalanceForBetter. It's a theme that recognises that gender diversity and equality will drive a better world and that we must continue to strive for this, not only on International Women’s Day but every day.
Drawing on this year’s theme, we spoke to inspirational #MedWomen to see how barriers in the medical profession are being broken and asked them share to their advice to the next generation of medical leaders. Here's what we learned.
We are inviting everyone to Tweet and share their stories of inspirational #MedWomen with #SheInspiresMe to join a global celebration of their impact.
Since 2016, Wilshire Baptist Church has helped provide 586 heart surgeries in nine countries through their partnerships with medical teams. These teams not only perform life-saving surgeries for children with heart defects, but also take the time to train local doctors and nurses so they can continue providing this care independently. As a result, lives are being saved even after the visiting medical teams depart, and vulnerable communities are gaining greater access to healthcare. The report shares stories of several children from Iraq and other countries whose lives were transformed through the lifesaving surgeries made possible by support from Wilshire Baptist Church.
This document outlines key stations and experiences in the author's life that have helped shape him. It discusses his struggles as an orphan, the hard work of early Saudi oil pioneers, the loss of his grandfather, and pursuing education despite difficulties. The author highlights the support of his family and faith, as well as experiences living in Bahrain and the United States. He started a program to teach effective Islamic communication in English and became an international speaker on dawah. The document shows the author overcoming challenges through strength of character and personal growth at each life stage.
Dr. Vijay Sharma outlines 11 "Golden Rules of Beauty" based on facial features and proportions that are considered universally attractive. These include having an oval face, equal length of face above and below the nose, high cheekbones, convex rather than concave facial features, and balanced proportions between parts of the face and body. He argues that modern society puts immense pressure on individuals to conform to narrow beauty standards due to emphasis on youth, beauty, and success. This "hyperaesthetic tension" has led to an increase in cosmetic procedures and taken importance away from inner virtues. Societal tolerance for those not considered attractive has decreased significantly.
Adam Lawrence Johnson is a young African American man who has faced many hardships including poverty, bullying, and the illness and death of his mother. He is now deciding how to handle a situation where his teacher at a private military school is harassing and attempting to molest him, but the teacher is well connected at the school. Adam must choose whether to report the abuse or stay silent, knowing either choice could have serious consequences. His experiences have taught him virtues like faith, humility, compassion and perseverance that will guide his decision.
1) The document is a presentation by Stan Gloss about his journey living with dyslexia. It details his struggles in school, eventual diagnosis, and path to success through various careers and entrepreneurship.
2) It provides advice for others with dyslexia, including leveraging technology, celebrating successes, being resilient against naysayers, and building a support network.
3) The presentation emphasizes finding creative solutions and adapting to changing environments in order to turn challenges into opportunities.
Company Valuation webinar series - Tuesday, 4 June 2024FelixPerez547899
This session provided an update as to the latest valuation data in the UK and then delved into a discussion on the upcoming election and the impacts on valuation. We finished, as always with a Q&A
[To download this presentation, visit:
https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
This presentation is a curated compilation of PowerPoint diagrams and templates designed to illustrate 20 different digital transformation frameworks and models. These frameworks are based on recent industry trends and best practices, ensuring that the content remains relevant and up-to-date.
Key highlights include Microsoft's Digital Transformation Framework, which focuses on driving innovation and efficiency, and McKinsey's Ten Guiding Principles, which provide strategic insights for successful digital transformation. Additionally, Forrester's framework emphasizes enhancing customer experiences and modernizing IT infrastructure, while IDC's MaturityScape helps assess and develop organizational digital maturity. MIT's framework explores cutting-edge strategies for achieving digital success.
These materials are perfect for enhancing your business or classroom presentations, offering visual aids to supplement your insights. Please note that while comprehensive, these slides are intended as supplementary resources and may not be complete for standalone instructional purposes.
Frameworks/Models included:
Microsoft’s Digital Transformation Framework
McKinsey’s Ten Guiding Principles of Digital Transformation
Forrester’s Digital Transformation Framework
IDC’s Digital Transformation MaturityScape
MIT’s Digital Transformation Framework
Gartner’s Digital Transformation Framework
Accenture’s Digital Strategy & Enterprise Frameworks
Deloitte’s Digital Industrial Transformation Framework
Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Framework
PwC’s Digital Transformation Framework
Cisco’s Digital Transformation Framework
Cognizant’s Digital Transformation Framework
DXC Technology’s Digital Transformation Framework
The BCG Strategy Palette
McKinsey’s Digital Transformation Framework
Digital Transformation Compass
Four Levels of Digital Maturity
Design Thinking Framework
Business Model Canvas
Customer Journey Map
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How to Start Up a Company: A Step-by-Step Guide Starting a company is an exciting adventure that combines creativity, strategy, and hard work. It can seem overwhelming at first, but with the right guidance, anyone can transform a great idea into a successful business. Let's dive into how to start up a company, from the initial spark of an idea to securing funding and launching your startup.
Introduction
Have you ever dreamed of turning your innovative idea into a thriving business? Starting a company involves numerous steps and decisions, but don't worry—we're here to help. Whether you're exploring how to start a startup company or wondering how to start up a small business, this guide will walk you through the process, step by step.
Industrial Tech SW: Category Renewal and CreationChristian Dahlen
Every industrial revolution has created a new set of categories and a new set of players.
Multiple new technologies have emerged, but Samsara and C3.ai are only two companies which have gone public so far.
Manufacturing startups constitute the largest pipeline share of unicorns and IPO candidates in the SF Bay Area, and software startups dominate in Germany.
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B2B payments are rapidly changing. Find out the 5 key questions you need to be asking yourself to be sure you are mastering B2B payments today. Learn more at www.BlueSnap.com.
Understanding User Needs and Satisfying ThemAggregage
https://www.productmanagementtoday.com/frs/26903918/understanding-user-needs-and-satisfying-them
We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
In this webinar, we won't focus on the research methods for discovering user-needs. We will focus on synthesis of the needs we discover, communication and alignment tools, and how we operationalize addressing those needs.
Industry expert Scott Sehlhorst will:
• Introduce a taxonomy for user goals with real world examples
• Present the Onion Diagram, a tool for contextualizing task-level goals
• Illustrate how customer journey maps capture activity-level and task-level goals
• Demonstrate the best approach to selection and prioritization of user-goals to address
• Highlight the crucial benchmarks, observable changes, in ensuring fulfillment of customer needs
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Scientific Research Essay. Whats a research paper. What is Research? Definit...Shannon Edwards
A Guide to Writing Scientific Essays. FREE 27+ Research Paper Formats in PDF. Writing A Science Essay : Using Science in Everyday Life. Critical essay: Writing a scientific article.
Tina Woodley wrote this book to share her insights on maintaining health and a youthful appearance. She discusses how traveling the world as an athlete introduced her to new cultures and perspectives, helping her stay open-minded. Living in multiple countries also redefined her concept of "home" to be where she feels well rather than where she was born. She believes discovering confidence from within, rather than from external factors like appearance, is key to aging gracefully. An open mind, strong sense of self, and fulfilling inner life can help women feel youthful at any age.
Goals
Leaders are ordinary people who accept or are placed under extraordinary circumstances that bring forth their latent potential, producing character that inspires the confidence and trust of others. Our world today is in desperate need of such individuals.
In his renowned play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare wrote, “There is a tide in the affairs of men.” With these words, he was expressing his observation that the waves of history have an influence on our lives. It’s as if we as individuals and nations are caught up in a tide of providential events. There have been eras in the history of the world in which multiple tide-like influences have impacted our civilizations and cultures at nearly the same time. These historical incidents are known as “crossroads of history.” I would suggest that we are now at a confluence of historic tides.
The twentieth century saw perhaps more distressing developments than any previous century, including devastating wars, monstrous new weapons, countless natural disasters, and fatal diseases. It was also possibly the most unpredictable, politically interesting, and revolutionary of any century in history. In the last several decades, a relatively short span of time, the world has experienced many remarkable changes in the realms of science, technology, medicine, and space exploration, as well as hundreds of other so-called advancements. We must agree that our generation lives in a swirling tide of events, dreams, promises, threats, and changing ideas about the present and the future. The conditions of our world press the present generation to ask anew, “Why am I here? What is the purpose of life? Why are life and reality the way they are?”
Happy International Women’s Day 2019!
This year's theme is #BalanceForBetter. It's a theme that recognises that gender diversity and equality will drive a better world and that we must continue to strive for this, not only on International Women’s Day but every day.
Drawing on this year’s theme, we spoke to inspirational #MedWomen to see how barriers in the medical profession are being broken and asked them share to their advice to the next generation of medical leaders. Here's what we learned.
We are inviting everyone to Tweet and share their stories of inspirational #MedWomen with #SheInspiresMe to join a global celebration of their impact.
Since 2016, Wilshire Baptist Church has helped provide 586 heart surgeries in nine countries through their partnerships with medical teams. These teams not only perform life-saving surgeries for children with heart defects, but also take the time to train local doctors and nurses so they can continue providing this care independently. As a result, lives are being saved even after the visiting medical teams depart, and vulnerable communities are gaining greater access to healthcare. The report shares stories of several children from Iraq and other countries whose lives were transformed through the lifesaving surgeries made possible by support from Wilshire Baptist Church.
This document outlines key stations and experiences in the author's life that have helped shape him. It discusses his struggles as an orphan, the hard work of early Saudi oil pioneers, the loss of his grandfather, and pursuing education despite difficulties. The author highlights the support of his family and faith, as well as experiences living in Bahrain and the United States. He started a program to teach effective Islamic communication in English and became an international speaker on dawah. The document shows the author overcoming challenges through strength of character and personal growth at each life stage.
Dr. Vijay Sharma outlines 11 "Golden Rules of Beauty" based on facial features and proportions that are considered universally attractive. These include having an oval face, equal length of face above and below the nose, high cheekbones, convex rather than concave facial features, and balanced proportions between parts of the face and body. He argues that modern society puts immense pressure on individuals to conform to narrow beauty standards due to emphasis on youth, beauty, and success. This "hyperaesthetic tension" has led to an increase in cosmetic procedures and taken importance away from inner virtues. Societal tolerance for those not considered attractive has decreased significantly.
Adam Lawrence Johnson is a young African American man who has faced many hardships including poverty, bullying, and the illness and death of his mother. He is now deciding how to handle a situation where his teacher at a private military school is harassing and attempting to molest him, but the teacher is well connected at the school. Adam must choose whether to report the abuse or stay silent, knowing either choice could have serious consequences. His experiences have taught him virtues like faith, humility, compassion and perseverance that will guide his decision.
1) The document is a presentation by Stan Gloss about his journey living with dyslexia. It details his struggles in school, eventual diagnosis, and path to success through various careers and entrepreneurship.
2) It provides advice for others with dyslexia, including leveraging technology, celebrating successes, being resilient against naysayers, and building a support network.
3) The presentation emphasizes finding creative solutions and adapting to changing environments in order to turn challenges into opportunities.
Company Valuation webinar series - Tuesday, 4 June 2024FelixPerez547899
This session provided an update as to the latest valuation data in the UK and then delved into a discussion on the upcoming election and the impacts on valuation. We finished, as always with a Q&A
[To download this presentation, visit:
https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
This presentation is a curated compilation of PowerPoint diagrams and templates designed to illustrate 20 different digital transformation frameworks and models. These frameworks are based on recent industry trends and best practices, ensuring that the content remains relevant and up-to-date.
Key highlights include Microsoft's Digital Transformation Framework, which focuses on driving innovation and efficiency, and McKinsey's Ten Guiding Principles, which provide strategic insights for successful digital transformation. Additionally, Forrester's framework emphasizes enhancing customer experiences and modernizing IT infrastructure, while IDC's MaturityScape helps assess and develop organizational digital maturity. MIT's framework explores cutting-edge strategies for achieving digital success.
These materials are perfect for enhancing your business or classroom presentations, offering visual aids to supplement your insights. Please note that while comprehensive, these slides are intended as supplementary resources and may not be complete for standalone instructional purposes.
Frameworks/Models included:
Microsoft’s Digital Transformation Framework
McKinsey’s Ten Guiding Principles of Digital Transformation
Forrester’s Digital Transformation Framework
IDC’s Digital Transformation MaturityScape
MIT’s Digital Transformation Framework
Gartner’s Digital Transformation Framework
Accenture’s Digital Strategy & Enterprise Frameworks
Deloitte’s Digital Industrial Transformation Framework
Capgemini’s Digital Transformation Framework
PwC’s Digital Transformation Framework
Cisco’s Digital Transformation Framework
Cognizant’s Digital Transformation Framework
DXC Technology’s Digital Transformation Framework
The BCG Strategy Palette
McKinsey’s Digital Transformation Framework
Digital Transformation Compass
Four Levels of Digital Maturity
Design Thinking Framework
Business Model Canvas
Customer Journey Map
IMPACT Silver is a pure silver zinc producer with over $260 million in revenue since 2008 and a large 100% owned 210km Mexico land package - 2024 catalysts includes new 14% grade zinc Plomosas mine and 20,000m of fully funded exploration drilling.
HOW TO START UP A COMPANY A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE.pdf46adnanshahzad
How to Start Up a Company: A Step-by-Step Guide Starting a company is an exciting adventure that combines creativity, strategy, and hard work. It can seem overwhelming at first, but with the right guidance, anyone can transform a great idea into a successful business. Let's dive into how to start up a company, from the initial spark of an idea to securing funding and launching your startup.
Introduction
Have you ever dreamed of turning your innovative idea into a thriving business? Starting a company involves numerous steps and decisions, but don't worry—we're here to help. Whether you're exploring how to start a startup company or wondering how to start up a small business, this guide will walk you through the process, step by step.
Industrial Tech SW: Category Renewal and CreationChristian Dahlen
Every industrial revolution has created a new set of categories and a new set of players.
Multiple new technologies have emerged, but Samsara and C3.ai are only two companies which have gone public so far.
Manufacturing startups constitute the largest pipeline share of unicorns and IPO candidates in the SF Bay Area, and software startups dominate in Germany.
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B2B payments are rapidly changing. Find out the 5 key questions you need to be asking yourself to be sure you are mastering B2B payments today. Learn more at www.BlueSnap.com.
Understanding User Needs and Satisfying ThemAggregage
https://www.productmanagementtoday.com/frs/26903918/understanding-user-needs-and-satisfying-them
We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
In this webinar, we won't focus on the research methods for discovering user-needs. We will focus on synthesis of the needs we discover, communication and alignment tools, and how we operationalize addressing those needs.
Industry expert Scott Sehlhorst will:
• Introduce a taxonomy for user goals with real world examples
• Present the Onion Diagram, a tool for contextualizing task-level goals
• Illustrate how customer journey maps capture activity-level and task-level goals
• Demonstrate the best approach to selection and prioritization of user-goals to address
• Highlight the crucial benchmarks, observable changes, in ensuring fulfillment of customer needs
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Discovering the
Unknown Leader
ur world has many leaders who are obvious and widely acclaimed
– captains of industry, high-achieving academics, CEos, heads
of state, dignitaries, philanthropists, entertainers, champion athletes.
Their pictures appear on our television s c r e e n s , newspaper front
pages, internet sites and magazine covers. But our world also depends
on leaders wh o are not so obvious. They are all around us, filling
crucial roles at every level of society, in all kinds of organizations
and communities. They’ve achieved e x t r a o r d i n a r y work that
ma y not receive much publicity and that sometimes takes a long time
to come to fruition. Some serve as mentors to others who may
become well known in their own right while the mentors
themselves remain obscure. Others work quietly behind t h e
scenes, scarcely n o t i c e d even as they make everyone around them
better.
These are the Unknown Leaders – role models from all walks of life, at
all levels in our society and within our countless organizations and
institutions. They deserve just as much recognition as the famous ones.
I’ve made it a mission of mine to celebrate The Unknown Leaders
among us and to pay tribute to Unknown Leaders everywhere, with
the hope of inspiring you to become one.
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In this book, I’ll attempt to shed
light on what makes a true leader,
offering some insights and ideas
for those who aspire to join the
next generation of leaders, in the
Middle East and around the world.
I’ll also describe a new model of
leadership – leadership that is not
about chasing fame or glory but about
contributing to a better society; not
about accumulating wealth but about
living a satisfying life; not about
winning every contest but about
venturing and taking risks in pursuit
of excellence. It’s a model of
leadership that is relevant to people everywhere – including you.
I’ll begin with three examples of Unknown Leaders – three among
many whom I could have chosen. You may never have heard of any
of the three people I’ll profile in the next few pages. Their faces may
never appear on the cover of a magazine o r on a television p r o -
gramme. They are not CEos of corporations, statesmen, celebrities
or medal-winning athletes. Yet each is a leader with powerful vision
who has done a lot to make our world a better place – and, god willing,
will do still more in the years to come. They are Unknown Leaders
I have come to admire deeply, and examples of the kind of quiet
heroism our world badly needs.
Dr waleeD BukHari
The nerves of a fighter pilot, the soul of a surgeon
Dr Waleed Bukhari is one of the world’s most highly
qualified laparoscopic surgeons. I am proud to say that he
is also a close personal friend.
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I first met Waleed through a distant family relationship that dates
back almost 20 years. I was very close to his father as well, a retired
fighter pilot in the saudi Air Force who was really a great human
being – a man with a deep and fervent belief in the future as a
timeof opportunity, hope and positive change. It’s easy to see how
this belief has influenced and shaped his son’s views and values.
When I got to know Waleed, the two of us discovered an instant
emotional and intellectual affinity. over time, that natural chemistry
between us grew stronger and stronger, blossoming into a sense of
shared values and deep-rooted respect. We’ve shared our personal
views on the most important topics, sought one another’s advice
on family-related matters, and developed great mutual trust in one
another’s judgement.
A few years back, when my father was ailing, I asked Dr Waleed’s
advice about obtaining the best medical care for him. After offering
some wise counsel, Dr Waleed added, ‘By the way, I’ll be with you as
you tackle these challenges. I’m taking time off from my work to be
there for you.’ It was a remarkably selfless and generous act. In the
days that followed, Dr Waleed supported me emotionally and helped
me engage with my father’s doctors until he recovered safely – and
Dr Waleed’s help in making difficult decisions throughout the period
was invaluable to me and helped us grow even closer. It is times like
this that reveal the true face of an individual.
Dr Waleed Bukhari’s medical talents are extraordinary and widely
recognized. he has saved the lives of hundreds of patients through
the knowledge in his brain and the skill in his hands, and he has
enhanced the quality of life for thousands of others. Yet his path to
this career of leadership in one of today’s most demanding profes-
sions was not a simple or straightforward one.
Born in saudi Arabia in 1958, young Waleed grew up wanting to be
a fighter pilot like his father, who had flown heroic missions for the
saudi Air Force during the 1967 war. For Waleed, his handsome father
was a romantic figure, especially when he donned his helmet and
flight suit. But he strongly suspected that his father didn’t want him
to follow in his footsteps. nonetheless, after graduating from high
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school, Waleed secretly applied to the Air Force Academy in Riyadh,
hoping to keep his father in the dark about his plans.
Waleed’s scheme fell apart when the director of the school sent
a telex message to his father, who was in fact an old friend:
‘Congratulations! We’ve admitted your son.’ Waleed’s father was
furious. he took Waleed aside and explained why he did not want
him to become an air force pilot. ‘Waleed, you’re my only son. I was
one of six children, and joining the air force was the only way I
could support my family. But you have other options, and I will not
allow my only son to risk his life in battle.’
Waleed was even more surprised at what his father went on to say.
‘You know, fighting and killing people was not my first choice. I
don’t believe in it. nothing except immediate self-defence can justify
killing people. It’s not something I want a child of mine to do.’
‘Take a couple of years off ’, Waleed’s father concluded. ‘get a back-
pack; see the world; explore. Figure out what you want to do. I’ll
support you – but, whatever you do, don’t choose to be a fighter pilot.’
not until years later, when Waleed had become a successful surgeon
and had children of his own, did the two men have a heart-to-heart
talk in which Waleed’s father admitted that, as a boy, he had always
dreamed of being a physician himself.
That summer after high school, Waleed made plans for a round-the-
world trip, taking advantage of his father’s generous offer. one hot
day (‘You could fry an egg on the bonnet of a car’, he recalls), Waleed
was driving around Jeddah when he saw a banner advertising
the imminent opening of the king Faisal Medical school. he also
spotted a bunch of men, all dressed in simple working clothes, wear-
ing paper face masks over their mouths and noses, and sweating
profusely. They were carrying plastic-wrapped bags that were
unmistakably in the size and shape of human bodies into one of the
nearby buildings.
Intrigued, Waleed went over to one of the workmen and asked, ‘Can
I help?’ It turned out that they were delivering cadavers for use in
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research in the new medical school, and the workmen gratefully
accepted Waleed’s help.
After a few minutes, one of the men working there came over to
Waleed and said, ‘Young man, you have to become a doctor.’
Waleed was surprised. ‘Why?’ he asked.
The stranger replied, ‘Because we’ve had six men faint from the
smell of the cadavers, but it doesn’t seem to bother you at all – and
you’re not even wearing a face mask.’ Then he introduced himself.
‘I’m Tuki Tuki, and I’m the first dean of the new medical school.’
This chance encounter changed Waleed Bukhari’s life. he decided then
and there to give medical school a try. he applied for admission, was
accepted, and began his studies that autumn – much to his father’s
delight.
Medical school had its ups and downs. During the second year, Waleed
took the required anatomy course, one of the most demanding in
the curriculum, and found himself growing increasingly impatient.
‘I hated sitting in a chair, reading thick books’, Dr Waleed recalls. ‘I
wanted to be outside, doing exciting, dangerous things. I had learned
to scuba-dive when I was 14. I liked desert camp ing with no radio
and no compass, like a real Bedouin. I liked hiking, t a king l o n g
drives.’ Waleed s t i l l has a strong adventurous streak. He rides
motorcycles, enjoys drag-racing fast cars on deserted back streets,
and has learned to skydive. no wonder this adventurous young man
began to chafe at the rigours of medical school.
Waleed began to toy with the idea of leaving medical school. His
father left the decision completely up to him. But one of Waleed’s
professors, a much-published world authority on oncology named
Izdeen Abraham, would hear nothing of it. ‘You’re going to be a great
doctor’, he told Waleed. ‘You’re brilliant. Just plant yourself in the
chair and read! That’s all you have to do to be an outstanding success.’
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Waleed took his advice. he remained on his course, became one of
the first graduates of the king Faisal Medical school, and developed
a lifelong friendship with Dr Izdeen – in fact, they still play racquet-
ball together on occasion.
It was during an internship after graduation that Dr Waleed dis-
covered how much he loved surgery. A resident surgeon allowed
Dr Waleed to do a simple hernia operation. The delicate manual
artistry of surgery immediately appealed to him, reminding him
of sketching and painting, two crafts he had always loved. And of
course the high-stakes challenges involving human life in surgery
appealed to his personality. Dr Waleed was hooked for life. ‘From
that point on,’ he says, ‘my work was my passion.’
Dr Waleed soon discovered that he had the talent, attitude and
intelligence to become a world-class surgeon. What he may not
have realized was that he was also gifted with powerful leadership
abilities. These had the opportunity to surface in 1989 after Dr
Waleed attended a medical conference on colon cancer in Monterey,
California:
I was coming back to my hotel room at two o’clock one
afternoon at the end of a long meeting. I wanted to take
a rest for half an hour and just relax a bit, when I passed
by a darkened room with a half-open door. Inside I could
see people watching an eight-millimetre movie. So I just
pushed the door open and went in, and there was a French
surgeon, speaking to a small group of doctors from around
the world. He was presenting the first-ever film made
showing a cholecystectomy – a gall bladder removal –
using the endoscopic technique. I was amazed by the film
and by how he described the process.
When Dr Waleed returned home to saudi Arabia, one of his medical
colleagues asked him, ‘so what are the Americans doing that’s dif-
ferent from us when it comes to colon cancer?’
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Dr Waleed replied, ‘Absolutely nothing. But the French are doing
something unbelievable called laparoscopic surgery. They remove
the gall bladder through a tiny incision, and the very next day the
patient can sit up in bed, eat a meal and leave the hospital.’ (At the
time, standard practice called for a week of intravenous feeding and
a two-week hospital stay after a gall bladder operation.)
Dr Waleed knew right away that it was his mission to learn laparo-
scopic surgery and to bring this revolutionary new technique to the
Middle East. he spent the next five years making it happen. In the
process, he transformed himself from simply being a fine surgeon
into being an innovative leader, educator and institution-builder in
the world of saudi medicine.
Within a few weeks, Dr Waleed was in germany, studying laparo-
scopic surgery from some of the world’s leading experts. ‘I did my
first operation – removing the colon from a pig – using very primitive
equipment’, he recalls. But it worked – and Dr Waleed now had
the knowledge to bring this state-of-the-art medical method to his
homeland.
however, when he tried to bring the technique to saudi Arabia, the
leading national university refused his offer, calling it ‘nonsense’.
Many physicians would have given up, and perhaps moved their
practice overseas. But instead Dr Waleed contacted a small private
hospital just across the street from the university and offered to set
up a laparoscopy team there.
The little hospital became a beehive of activity. ‘We did 42 gall bladder
surgeries in five days. We were working from morning until evening’,
Dr Waleed says.
The pace was fantastic, and the people at the university
heard about it – along with the whole country. Our work
became a big story in the news, and soon officials from
King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah were on the phone,
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asking, ‘Can we invite you to come and do these operations
in our university?’ We answered, ‘Of course!’ And soon
we were training all the assistant professors, associate
professors and professors.
In 1992, at the tender age of 32, Dr Waleed became director of a
small, 100-bed hospital in Jeddah where he began performing 600
laparoscopic operations a year. During his tenure there, the national
minister of health visited the hospital for the very first time. In the
middle of his tour, the minister approached Dr Waleed and said,
‘I didn’t really come here to see the hospital – I came to see you.
Talk to me about this new type of surgery.’
Impressed by what he learned, the minister arranged a government
grant of 72 million riyals to refurbish the hospital, enlarge it, and
transform it into one of the best small hospitals in Jeddah. soon
Dr Waleed himself was transferred to a much bigger, 1,600-bed
hospital, and named chairman of the prince sultan Center for
Advanced Laparoscopic surgeries.
The new post, and the widespread recognition of the value of laparo-
scopy, gave Dr Waleed the opportunity he’d been waiting for to
revolutionize surgery in saudi Arabia. ‘I planned and executed the
first international conference on laparoscopy in the Middle East’, he
recalls. But organizing such a programme wasn’t easy. In fact, it
called forth an entirely new set of leadership skills from the young
physician.
At first, Dr Waleed hoped to secure government funding in support
of the conference. But the global recession of the early 1990s was
in full swing, and money was in short supply. The health minister
told Dr Waleed simply, ‘god bless you, but we cannot help.’ Disappointed,
Dr Waleed vowed to find the necessary resources elsewhere.
Dr Waleed spent months visiting prominent businessmen and
philanthropists throughout saudi Arabia. he educated them about
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the importance of this new surgical technique, excited them about
the international prestige the conference would bring to the country,
and cajoled them to support the programme from their own pockets.
one by one, they were captivated by his passion and eloquence.
one company head donated $50,000 in start-up funds. A second
pledged $100,000 and promised to use his influence to generate
newspaper coverage of the event. A third offered to pay for a
banquet for all attendees at the conference. The director of saudi
Airlines promised to provide free tickets for professors travelling
from Washington, Rio de Janeiro and other cities around the globe.
And with momentum clearly building for the conference, the govern-
ment finally came through with a donation of help from the Ministry
of Youth, including access to the facilities of king Fahd City and a
pro bono presentation by one of the kingdom’s most famous tradi-
tional dance groups to entertain the visiting dignitaries.
In the end, Dr Waleed’s resourcefulness and zeal made the long-shot
conference into an enormous success. ‘We attracted 32 inter-
national speakers from America, Europe and south America, along
with over 1,000 attendees from around the world’, he says. And
the conference put saudi Arabian hospitals and universities, along
with Dr Waleed himself, on the global health care map. It created
contacts with leading medical institutions and world-class experts
from the United states and Europe to Russia and singapore, all of
which have proven invaluable in the continuing growth, advance-
ment and improvement of high-tech medical care in saudi Arabia in
the subsequent decades.
Dr Waleed’s leadership abilities came to the forefront in his venture-
some work to bring laparoscopy to the Middle East, but he also
expresses those leadership traits in the operating room every day.
surgery, Dr Waleed emphasizes, is a team sport. ‘It’s not just the
surgeon who makes the difference’, he says. ‘It’s the surgeon, the
endocrinologist, the cardiologist, the psychologist, the nutritionist,
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the bariatrician, the physiotherapist and the exercise trainer. They
make up the team that translates to a successful outcome and a
healthier patient.’
of course, every team must have a captain, and in the operating
theatre it is the surgeon who leads. ‘Unfortunately,’ says Dr Waleed
with a smile, ‘I am the lead performer, whether I like it or not. It’s
not because I want to be a star. I believe in loyalty above all, because
loyalty enhances the team spirit, and makes the difference between
a successful team and a fragile, easy-to-collapse team. Disloyalty
can break the team and dismantle it.’
he is quick to explain:
Disloyalty does not mean leaving our hospital to go and
work somewhere else. It means failing to play your part
as a true partner. As partners, we have to take care of one
another’s interests. I would cut myself open if necessary
to protect my partners’ interests, and I expect no less from
them. So if you are a person who thinks only of himself,
and shows no concern about the burden of work that
others take, or fails to act to protect the reputation of his
partners, then that is disloyalty – and it shatters the sense
of partnership that is essential to successful medicine.
self-centred motives have no place in Dr Waleed’s code of values.
As leader of the team, Dr Waleed takes ultimate responsibility for the
atmosphere in the operating room. ‘negativity on the part of one person
can reflect on everyone else, and lead to unnecessary complications’,
he says.
I have to combat this with a positive spirit. A cheerful smile
can make a big difference. So does being efficient and fast.
I have the fastest surgical team in the country, and I don’t
mind bragging about it! On a given morning, I usually
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work with four teams in four rooms at once, moving
from one to the next – hop, hop, hop, hop, hop, hop – up to
12 patients a day, in a 12-hour span.
The energy demanded by this schedule is enormous. Dr Waleed usu-
ally doesn’t stop to eat or take a rest during these marathon surgery
sessions, except perhaps for a coffee and a quick bite. he learned
from one of his teachers – John Fong, a talented liver transplant
surgeon from pittsburgh – how to catnap for up to 20 minutes while
in the midst of his intense working schedule (while standing up, if
necessary). After this kind of brief rest, he is refreshed and ready to
keep working for several more hours.
Faith is Dr Waleed’s other source of internal energy. ‘I believe that
Islam sustains my work and helps produce the results I’ve been
blessed with’, he says.
Whatever the sources of Dr Waleed Bukhari’s intellectual, spiritual,
physical and emotional strength, they have produced, and are pro-
ducing, enormous benefits for his many patients as well as for the
medical students, physicians and many other professionals whose
work has been guided and enriched by his teaching. Dr Waleed’s
face may never appear on the cover of a magazine; he will never be
a high-profile politician, a corporate CEo or a global celebrity. But
his quiet leadership is helping to transform the practice of medicine
in the Middle East and around the world, saving and improving
countless lives in the process.
Dr Waleed’s story illustrates how Unknown Leaders can emerge in
unlikely circumstances. At times, the call for leadership comes to the
surface when the odds are against you and the battle is an uphill
fight. In Dr Waleed’s case, his youthful talent came to fruition at a
time when external resources were scarce. It would have been easy
for him to become discouraged and give up on his dream of making
saudi Arabia among the world leaders in laparoscopic surgery.
Instead, he responded with energy and creativity to the call to
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leadership. The result has been a lasting impact on the lives of many
in decades past and for years to come through Dr Waleed’s pioneering
contributions.
Dr asma siDDiki
Bringing the gift of culture to a new generation
Some Unknown Leaders have an impact that is national
or regional in scope. As we’ve seen, Dr Waleed Bukhari is
helping to change the face of Saudi medicine, making his
homeland a global leader in his field.
Other Unknown Leaders, no less worthy, pursue personal
visions that may appear, at first glance, less ambitious.
But these leaders often touch lives in ways that are just as
profound, leaving a beneficial impact that only growswith
time. Consider, for example, the remarkable vision now
being developed by Dr Asma Siddiki, an energetic and
creative young woman whose intelligence and
thoughtfulness I greatly admire.
When I first met Asma siddiki, she was an associate dean and the
director for degree programmes at the Dubai school of government
(Dsg), an important regional educational institute established in
2005.
At the time of our first acquaintance, I had no personal connection
with Dsg. however, one of Dr Asma’s roles was to develop partner-
ships with individuals and organizations that could support Dsg in
its mission. having heard of my personal interest in and commit-
ment to the development of leadership talent for the Middle East
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region, Dr Asma decided that I could be a useful contributor to
Dsg’s efforts, and so she set about ‘wooing’ me on the school’s
behalf – cordially, respectfully and very persistently! she would visit
me at my offices in Jeddah and keep me informed about the latest
new programmes and projects at Dsg, asking my advice about new
initiatives and conveying her passionate belief in the school and its
value to the region.
I was so impressed by Dr Asma’s professionalism, commitment and
communication skills that, after a few meetings, I decided that Dsg
and our company, Banawi Industrial group (B.I.g.), should form
a close association. We had been developing a plan to expand our
corporate social responsibility (CsR) programme, and we had
realized that we could benefit from the advice and guidance of an
outside organization with expertise in analysing social challenges –
particularly in the area of enterprise leadership development, our
special focus. (I explain more about our CsR initiative in Chapter 8.)
I invited Dr Asma to get Dsg involved in helping us. she quickly
grasped the concept and responded with enthusiasm, selling the
idea to her colleagues and connecting us with leading experts on
the Dsg faculty. The programme she helped create proved to be
beneficial and rewarding for both organizations. The remarkable job
that Dr Asma did on this project confirmed for me that she is an
outstanding talent and a remarkable example of an Unknown Leader
in action.
over time, I’ve learned more about Dr Asma and her impressive
personal story. she has been an innovative educational leader for
more than a decade. she started her career as an administrator at
Effat University, the first private women’s university in saudi Arabia,
where she rose to become vice-dean, developing and implementing
enrolment management, recruitment, and retention plans that helped
put the institution on a sound business footing. she also helped
to create a cross-curriculum student development programme that
greatly enriched the educational experience of thousands of young
female students.
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Later, at Dsg, in addition to working with outside corporate asso-
ciates like B.I.g., Dr Asma established connections with other
universities throughout the region and the world, arranging to bring
top-flight academic experts from Europe, Asia and north America
to teach and lecture at the school. she also spearheaded the school’s
efforts to earn licensing and accreditation for its master’s degree
programme from the United Arab Emirates Ministry of higher
Education.
After three years at Dsg, Dr Asma joined an international consulting
firm that specializes in helping colleges and universities improve
their own management systems. Based in Dubai, Dr Asma travels
throughout the Middle East to work with college presidents, deans,
regents and boards of trustees to help them solve difficult leadership
challenges. her successful track record as a university administrator
gives her the experience, knowledge and credibility needed to fulfil
this advisory role very effectively.
however, what drives Dr Asma most in her life is something quite
separate from her work in consulting. heritage summers is a pro-
gramme Dr Asma has developed that brings young people, aged
16 and older, to Cambridge university in England. The students,
who originate from countries around the greater Middle East region
but also from other parts of the world, spend a summer taking
a variety of college-level courses, studying such standard subjects
as science, mathematics and languages but also being immersed
in the culture, history, geography and economics of the Muslim
world.
At first, the concept seems counter-intuitive. Why take young people
from countries like Jordan, saudi Arabia and the Emirates to the
United kingdom in order to learn more about their own cultural
heritage? Couldn’t they learn about subjects like classic persian
literature, the pioneering anthropological studies of Al-Biruni, and
the economic and cultural impact of the spice trade on the Middle
East – all topics that will be included in the heritage summers
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curriculum – without leaving their home region? of course they
could. But Dr Asma – who earned her own master’s and phD degrees
at oxford – is a believer in the special value of studying one’s own
heritage against a broader global background and experiencing the
culture of learning at a truly global institution.
Dr Asma says:
In our part of the world there is sometimes a feeling of
defensiveness about the riches of Middle Eastern culture
– especially given the history of conflict between the West
and East. So when young students learn about our history,
literature, art or science in school in the region, it often
comes across as propaganda or indoctrination. These
topics are often presented in a one-sided fashion, with
criticism obscured or forbidden – as if it’s unacceptable
to think that anything we’ve ever done in our part of
the world has been less than perfect. Paradoxically, but
understandably, this elimination of questioning makes
students dubious or even cynical about the reality of
what they are hearing.
For this reason it can mean more for a young Arab to hear
a lecture about the golden age of Arab culture from a PhD
student at Oxford – who may well be a non-Arab himself.
In that setting, you know that what you are hearing is not
propaganda, but the truth as uncovered by scholars, based
on serious, world-class research. And it also means you
feel free to talk openly about our history, our culture, and
its strengths and weaknesses. Criticism can be absorbed,
understood and argued about once it is removed from the
defensive ‘us against them’ context in which it is usually
discussed. The result is a deeper understanding and
appreciation of our cultural heritage – something our
young people really need in order to participate fully in
the global world of today.
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heritage summers was launched as a pilot programme in 2011 with
nine students from throughout the Middle East–north Africa (MEnA)
region as well as pakistan, the United states and France. They heard
talks from eminent lecturers such as professor Yasir suleiman,
professor of modern Arabic studies and director of the Centre for
Islamic studies at Cambridge, and Caroline Montagu, Countess of
sandwich, a Cambridge graduate, trustee of the saudi British society
and member of the saudi British Business Council. They studied with
tutors from a wide range of backgrounds – some who are Muslim
scholars from Middle Eastern nations, and others from north America
or Europe who are fascinated by learning about this part of the world.
They came away from the experience with both a deeper knowledge
of themselves and a more rounded understanding of the world into
which they were born.
Excited by the initial success of heritage summers, Dr Asma has big
plans for the future. she eventually hopes to broaden and institu-
tionalize the programme under the banner of Alpha1 Education, to
include heritage Winters – which will bring students from around the
world to centres of learning in the Arab world during the semester
breaks of December and January – and heritage Retreats, which
will offer adult learners the opportunity to delve more deeply into a
cultural inheritance they may never have fully examined. Dr Asma’s
modest programme may some day blossom into a major programme
that will touch the lives of hundreds or even thousands of individuals.
Asma siddiki illustrates many of the traits of The Unknown Leader.
she is an innovative thinker, one with the gift of repeatedly
recognizing unfulfilled needs and the creativity to devise unique new
programmes to meet those needs. she is a high-energy, self-
disciplined manager, with the patience and persistence to
organize the hundreds of small but important details that go into
making any complex project a value proposition. perhaps most
impressively, she has shown the ability to create a powerfully
inspiring vision and communicate that vision to other people,
winning their enthusiastic support in making it a reality.
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Look beneath the surface of any truly innovative new product, service
or programme, and you will find an Unknown Leader like Asma
siddiki at work!
Dr GHazi BinzaGr
The balance between business and the human sciences
Dr Ghazi Binzagr is a member of the Binzagr family
business, which started as a trading company in the Arabian
peninsula more than one hundred and thirty years ago. He
serves his family business in various executive capacities.
He is also deeply involved in the life of his community,
participating actively in such organizations as the Jeddah
Economic Forum and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce
and Industry, as well as serving on the Honorary Board of
Advisors of Effat University, the first non-profit private
institution of higher education for women in Saudi Arabia.
I first met Dr ghazi when we served together on a think tank headed
by the then governor of saudi Arabia’s Madinah region. This was an
unusual group of business people and others who were happy and
honoured to respond to the call to serve – partly because of our shared
commitment to a part of our country with special spiritual significance
as the resting place of the prophet Mohammed (peace Be Upon him),
partly because of our respect for hRh prince Migrin bin Abdulaziz
Al saud himself, who exemplified many of the finest traits of leader-
ship. The result was a stimulating series of meetings and in-depth
deliberations.
The way in which the think tank meetings were conducted was also
unusual – a powerful blend of professionalism and confidentiality
that encouraged free and open discussion with little emotion but
with high regard for sensitive issues.
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I quickly discovered that Dr ghazi was a first-class thinker with
a gift for highlighting the ‘soft’ issues confronting the think tank,
thereby complementing the others around the table with special
knowledge of such ‘hard’ issues as infrastructure, the economy, finances,
legal and regulatory concerns, and so on. over time, Dr ghazi and
I began regularly challenging one another in discussions – not for
the sake of needless argument but to allow every argument to be
presented fully, without prejudgement. This helped produce a stimu-
lating series of meetings and in-depth deliberations that made it
possible for the think tank to emerge with a vision, a strategy and a
10-year plan for the region that was unique and a model for future
private–public sector partnerships.
My experience on this task force with Dr ghazi taught me some
important lessons about working collaboratively with others. We
often tend to prejudge arguments that are unfamiliar, rejecting good
ideas without adequate consideration. I learned how important it is
to be persistent when offering a new approach to a problem or an
opportunity and, rather than giving up at the first sign of opposition,
to present the idea again using a different perspective, a new example
and a new angle, as well as plugging the gaps in your argument in
response to the concerns brought forward by others. often people
gradually warm to a novel concept and begin to recognize its merits
– not the first time it is described, but the second, third or fourth
time.
having enjoyed the opportunity to work with Dr ghazi on the think
tank, I made a point of getting to know him better in subsequent
years. I discovered that Dr ghazi’s business accomplishments are
very impressive – but more remarkable is the unusual story that lies
behind them.
Although he represents the fourth generation of his family to participate
in what he calls the ‘merchant culture’ of the Middle East, Dr ghazi’s
personal passion was not to work in trade, sales or administration.
As a young student, he’d become fascinated by the sciences, and as
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a result he majored in physics at the University of California in santa
Barbara. he then went to Thunderbird University in the United states
at the request of his family to learn skills relevant to their business.
An elective course he took there helped him discover the science of
human behaviour within organizations and realize that his deepest
wish was to devote himself to studying this complex, arcane topic at
a high level.
Young ghazi was conflicted to find himself drawn to the mental dis-
cipline of the sciences, which seemed far removed from the practical
skills traditionally valued in the merchant culture from which he’d
sprung. he was delighted one day to reread in the holy Qu’ran a
familiar verse that created a bridge between the physical sciences
and the social sciences: ‘We will show you our signs on the horizon
and within themselves, until it becomes clear to you that this is the
truth; is it not enough that god is a Witness unto all these?’ (Qu’ran
41:53). In these words, ghazi heard the voice of god declaring that
the truths hidden in the mysteries of earthly existence – the ‘signs
on the horizon and within [our]selves’ – were also emblems and
embodiments of divine truth. science, then, could be a noble, even
sacred, profession – one worthy of a lifetime’s study. ghazi saw that
he could be a scientist and still focus on a field close to his family
obligations.
still, his desire to be a scientist created a quandary for young ghazi.
It had always been understood that he would apply his talents to
working in the family business, which focused on trading and dis-
tributing fast-moving consumer goods, often representing major global
corporations such as Unilever. he had followed family tradition in
working at entry-level jobs at companies that were partners of his
family business – for example, carrying boxes in a warehouse of the
Randalls supermarket chain in houston, Texas – but, after having
a taste of business life, ghazi now wanted to continue his academic
studies by pursuing a phD in the burgeoning field of organizational
dynamics (oD). This created the concrete possibility of pursuing
work in a field that would bridge science and practice.
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he worried about what the reaction of his family would be. his father
was supportive, but he didn’t fully understand his son’s interest,
which created a somewhat painful dilemma for ghazi. ‘go and study
what you like’, his father said. ‘When you finish your degree, come
back and we’ll find a place for you in the family business.’ The hard
decision – how to reconcile ghazi’s scholarly interests and the demands
of the family enterprise – would be postponed, but not eliminated.
ghazi’s years of studying oD were as fascinating as he’d hoped.
he delved into philosophy, psychology, social theory and cultural
anthropology, which opened his eyes to remarkable fields of know-
ledge that could be applied to improving the human condition.
Excited by what he had learned, and equipped with his newly minted
phD in organizational dynamics, Dr ghazi returned home. He
was hoping to find ways of applying his insights to understanding
and influencing organizational systems starting with his own
family’s business. But at first he was disappointed. not only did the
company have no real application for the knowledge of a young
phD, but in general he found it was a huge challenge to explain
his field to others within and around the business. ‘What is this
oD you keep talking about?’ They would ask. ‘Is it human
resources?’ Dr Ghazi struggled unsuccessfully to find a way to
explain it. Meanwhile, he was required to do detailed managerial
work that was a million miles from the world of science he’d become
engrossed in.
This time of frustration was transformed into a turning point in Dr
Ghazi’s career thanks to a book he read – The Work We Were
Born to Do, by nick Williams. ‘It’s a book on career planning,’ Dr
Ghazi explains, ‘but the author writes it philosophically. The
author brings in philosophical ideas from Zen and Confucius, Islam
and Sufism and Christianity, and takes you on a spiritual
exploration that leads to what you are supposed to do in your life.’
of course, the problem for Dr ghazi was that ‘the work he was born
to do’ seemed unrelated to the work he had to do for the family
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business. But the author had a practical suggestion for handling this
dilemma. ‘having realized that you’re something other than what
you are packaged to do,’ Dr ghazi says, ‘the author explains that it’s
foolish to just walk away from your current work. You have moral
and financial obligations towards your family and towards yourself.
To abandon all that would be reckless. so what he recommended
was starting to express yourself in a parallel path as a volunteer.
That idea opened the world for me.’
In the second half of the 1990s, Dr Ghazi began a new phase of his
personal journey of self-discovery – a path of volunteer work, while
remaining a manager in the family business, that would ultimately
lead to a satisfying and rewarding resolution of his personal career
dilemma.
The first volunteer project arose when managers in the family busi-
ness were asked by the government’s labour ministry to provide
summer employment for senior students of the local commercial
high school in Jeddah. These young people had good intentions, but
their job qualifications were less than desired and their knowledge of
the business world was limited. knowing Dr ghazi’s interest in ‘people
problems’, the leaders of the business asked him to tackle this issue –
and Dr ghazi tackled it as an intellectual, scientific and practical
challenge. he worked with representatives of the government and
of other family businesses to create a committee that developed
an evaluation system to channel graduates into appropriate jobs
where they would have the best chance of success.
soon other projects arose, each representing the area where human
development, community economic growth and business interests
come together. Little by little, Dr ghazi’s wide-ranging interests and
connections in the world of social science became known through-
out saudi society. he found himself being approached more and
more often with requests for help with projects designed to enhance
human skills and direct them into the most productive channels for
the future of society. soon Dr ghazi had to become quite selective,
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choosing from among the available projects those with the greatest
potential for transforming the region. All of this was on a volunteer,
part-time basis, while Dr ghazi continued to help manage the retail
arm of his family’s business.
Eventually, even managers from other parts of the family business
heard about Dr ghazi’s work and began to approach him for advice
regarding their own human capital challenges. It led to the next step
in Dr ghazi’s journey – the formation of his own company, Wisaal
Development Centre.
Wisaal applies knowledge from Dr ghazi’s academic training to the
challenges of business and economic growth. For example, Wisaal
recently managed a pilot training programme for 15 managers from
the business, who studied modern techniques for work effectiveness,
management effectiveness, and communications from experts in
singapore. Why singapore? Because, as Dr ghazi explains, singapore
represents a thriving city-state based on a holistic, tripartite model
of development involving a close partnership among government,
employers and labour that is both idealistic and pragmatic as
well as action focused. This is a model that is very relevant to the
challenges now facing Saudi society. Wisaal has plans to expand
the pilot programme to include much more interaction between
enterprise leaders from the two regions, increasing the knowledge
and understanding of both.
ghazi Binzagr’s journey has been an unusual one – but he is very
excited about the direction it has taken and gratified by the oppor-
tunities it has created for him. ‘I now feel I have come full circle’,
he says.
I am still a merchant, still doing what generations before
me did and honouring who I am, but in a form that is
designed for the 21st century. My ancestors imported
products from the outside world – like a simple bar of soap
– and brought value to our region by selling those products
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for the use of people here. Now I am doing the same thing,
except that the ‘product’ is human knowledge and ideas
about human and community development. I am bringing
these ideas from the outside world into our country and
blending them with our own ancient ways of wisdom to
create something that is uniquely ours yet relevant to our
modern world and to the global challenges of our time.
perhaps the most significant lesson that young people can take from
the career of ghazi Binzagr is that choosing a personal path may not
be a simple either/or decision. In Dr ghazi’s case, he did not allow
himself to feel forced into choosing either his family business and
his merchant heritage or his personal passion for science. Instead,
he found, through years of reflection, study, experimentation and hard
work, a path that combined both into a single satisfying, rewarding
career.
In the end, ghazi Binzagr discovered the leader within himself by
following those wondrous ‘signs on the horizon’ of which the Qu’ran
speaks. They led ghazi Binzagr on a fascinating journey that, even-
tually, took him back home – to the work he was always meant to do.
In his personal quest for the right leadership role, Dr ghazi had to
make sure that he was contributing within the boundaries of the
status quo while at the same time adding new value and breaking
new ground through the interests and studies that were close to his
heart. In this way, he kept his personal dream alive while serving the
here and now – balancing the past with the present and the future.
Through continual personal reflection, Dr ghazi was able to capture
the best of both worlds. he kept his eyes open for the right circum-
stances that would enable him to connect his background with the
needs of his career and work. The lesson for other would-be leaders:
keep reflection central to your process of personal decision making,
keep your eyes open for the circumstances you seek and, when you
find them, take advantage of them.
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The quest for true leadership
no two lifetime journeys are alike. Each path has its unique twists and
turns, hurdles and challenges, highs and lows. But every inspiring
leader is engaged in such a journey.
Waleed Bukhari, Asma siddiki, ghazi Binzagr – three very different
personalities with very different interests, passions, skills and goals.
Each has followed a unique career path, none of them predictable
and obvious but all of them leading to destinations of surprising
richness and satisfaction. And although none of the three is a public
figure, all have played powerful leadership roles among the people
and the organizations whose lives they touch – and each will leave
the world a better place because of their presence and their work.
Where will your leadership journey take you? If you’re like Waleed
Bukhari, Asma siddiki, ghazi Binzagr or the other leaders whose
stories I’ll share with you, the chances are good that your final
destination is a place you cannot now predict. But if you approach
the journey in a spirit of openness, courage, diligence and passion,
you’re likely to find yourself, in the end, experiencing a life of adventure
beyond what even your imagination can conceive.